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Steve Dunn Demonstration
At the February 28, 2004 meeting Steve Dunn from Gardena,
CA presented an all-day session. He demonstrated three separate projects
using several techniques that were new to our club members.
Project I. Thin-stemmed goblets:
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Steve ready to turn a goblet from Black Loqust
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The shaped, sanded and finished cup of the goblet is supported by the tail stock
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Beginning to turn stem, cutting down hill with the fibers
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Final shaping of the thin stem is done with the edge of the bowl gouge in the skew position cutting toward the head stock
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Partially parting off the base just prior to finishing the stem and base
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The finished goblet
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Project II. Shallow bowl with aniline dye coloring:
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A blank of Big Leaf Maple mounted between centers
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The top of the bowl with the best figure is partially shaped and a tenon is cut so it can be reversed.
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The bottom is shaped and a recess is cut to reverse the blank for finishing the top
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Final sanding of the bottom to 600 grit prior to spraying with lacquer. This seals the wood pores and prevents bleed through of the analine dye from
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Blue aniline dye has been applied to the final sanded outer rim of the top
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The dyed surface is finished with spray lacquer to seal the dye and prevent bleeding when the rest of the bowl is finished
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The shallow bowl center is shaped and the inside rim is slightly undercut to remove any dye bleed. The entire bowl then gets 4 coats of spray lacquer
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Project III. Square Bowl:
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Bottom of Purple Heart square bowl with tennon left for turning top. Note the beading tool which has been ground as a 'ngeative rake' scraper
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Underside of bowl fininshed except for tenon left for turning the top
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Top of bowl begun - note thin uniform edge with step-wise progression toward center
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Final shape of inside of bowl showing chatter marks from bowl gouge and vibration. These were removed with curved skew ground as negative rake scraper
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Final shape of bowl top
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Bottom of bowl with small foot refined in jam chuck. Center nubb will be removed by hand
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